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AOPA/Jeppesen rebuff patent trolling provocation from Flightprep
FlightPrep has notified entities that provide online flight planning, including AOPA and Jeppesen, that it would like to meet to discuss the FlightPrep patent. The FlightPrep patent is apparently on very specific methods of online flight planning, which Jeppesen has determined are not used in its flight planning products, including the one developed in partnership with AOPA. Therefore, AOPA and Jeppesen have declined to meet with FlightPrep. (www.aopa.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Related (the full/back story): [http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/7_days/popular/7058/FlightPrep_Patents_Online_Flight_Planning_Starts_Shaking_Down_Everyone]
Stick it to them AOPA!! I really hope this gets ugly and gets the GA community behind the movement against FlightPrep. Long live ForeFlight though! ;)
I would encourage all AOPA members to contact AOPA at 1-800-872-2672. Ask for the “pilot information center” then request to be transferred to “Toni”. She is apparently the one collecting comments on this issue. Let her know what you think AOPA should be doing about this. Keep in mind that FlightPrep is an AOPA advertiser.
Just as I’m sure AOPA would reject an advertising request for an ambulance chasing law firm who sues pilots after an aviation incidents, I would argue that AOPA should also reject FlightPrep as an advertiser based on the harm (in my opinion) that the enforcement of this dubious patent is inflicting on the aviation community as a whole. Remember, your dues support AOPA. We need someone to take action.
Just as I’m sure AOPA would reject an advertising request for an ambulance chasing law firm who sues pilots after an aviation incidents, I would argue that AOPA should also reject FlightPrep as an advertiser based on the harm (in my opinion) that the enforcement of this dubious patent is inflicting on the aviation community as a whole. Remember, your dues support AOPA. We need someone to take action.
Talk about going hunting for the first time and immediately poking two very large sleeping bears...
My favorite patent is the perforated pizza box. It makes it easy to rip the box into serving plates.
Great idea, Zach. I will call AOPA this morning?
What about EAA and NBAA?
What about EAA and NBAA?
Quite interesting. My question, and I only am just curious, who came first? Flightprep or AOPA? I would think that this would have been settled way before now by Flightprep. As seen on a few comment before, think Flightprep wants money. Sorry but I use a varity of programs mainly because I am still a low timer getting a little practice in. So I am not too partial. But this mess bites big time and Flightprep needs to get over it.